Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs Flax Rust

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Melampsora
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	Flax Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

The Bare-bellied Hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris) is a species in the genus Paraechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.